Jabal Mukaber

Jabel Mukaber
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	جبل مكبر
• Also spelled	Jabal Mukaber Jabel Muqaber Jabal Mukkaber (unofficial)
• Hebrew	ג'בל מוכאבר‎
Jabel Mukaber with the Dome of the Rock seen in the background.
Jabel Mukaber Location of Jabel Mukaber within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°45′16.75″N 35°14′27.65″E / 31.7546528°N 35.2410139°E / 31.7546528; 35.2410139Coordinates: 31°45′16.75″N 35°14′27.65″E / 31.7546528°N 35.2410139°E / 31.7546528; 35.2410139
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population
• Jurisdiction	16,030

Jabel Mukaber (Arabic: جبل مكبر‎, Hebrew: ג'בל מוכאבר‎) is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem. It is bordered by East Talpiot to the west, Abu Tor and Silwan to the north and Sur Baher to the south. Jabel Mukaber has a population of 14,000.

According to local legend, Jabel Mukaber is named after Umar ibn al-Khattab, a disciple of Muhammad and the second caliph of the Islamic Caliphate, who cried Allahu Akbar at this site. During the Mandatory Palestine, the offices of the British High Commissioner, the representative of British imperial rule in Mandatory Palestine were located in Jabel Mukaber. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood battled Jewish forces in the neighborhood. Jabel Mukaber and other Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem were captured and annexed by Jordan. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, Jabel Mukaber has been under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality.

Many residents of Jabel Mukaber rejected Israeli citizenship to demonstrate their solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank, but they are considered permanent residents. As holders of blue identity cards, they have wide freedom of movement within Israel, and have access to health care, unemployment and other benefits.